Ithaca College

Ever wonder what medical school or a residency is really like?

Join Career Services and the Healthcare, Public Health and Sciences Career Interest Community for a lunch and learn event where you can meet and network with Dr. Kerry Forrestal, an Emergency Room physician and find out.

Dr. Forrestal is a 2001 graduate of the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.  His career as a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Doctor began in 2004 and since 2007 he has served at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD.  His love of emergency medicine was preceded by 17 years of volunteer service as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician.  In addition to a medical degree, Dr. Forrestal holds MBA and BS degrees from Binghamton University and served as Captain in the New York Air National Guard, United States Air Force.  In addition to his work in the United States, Dr. Forrestal has served on 3 medical missions to Haiti and is the current Ambassador to Ireland for the American College of Emergency Physicians.  He is currently writing a book entitled, The Warrior Stance to assist patients, first diagnosed with cancer, to navigate the medical environment.

Join us for some pizza and conversation and get an inside look into the pathway to becoming a physician.

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